On 25 May 1995, the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) launched an artillery attack against the town of Tuzla, which left 71 dead and 240 wounded. The event is also known as the Tuzla massacre. Background In the 1990 elections, Social Democrats won control of the Tuzla municipality, making it the only municipality in Bosnia where the nationalist SDA were not in power. Despite this, the then Mayor of Tuzla declared support for the newly formed Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A war cabinet was set up in the city and a multi-ethnic police and army force were set up at the onset of hostilities. At the onset of the Bosnian civil war, JNA troops were still manning a garrison in the center of Tuzla and were under a virtual siege. On 15 May 1992, Tuzla authorities agreed to peacefully allow Yugoslav troops to withdraw from the garrison and evacuate to neighbouring Serbia. Despite the agreed withdrawal, the convoy of evacuating troops were ambushed by Bosnian troops, leading to over 100 deaths. Following this incident, units of the Army of the Republika Srpska set up artillery positions east of the city. The killing Between 25 May and 28 May 1995 a number of artillery projectiles were fired at Tuzla from Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) positions near the village of Panjik on Mount Ozren some 25 km west of Tuzla. On 25 May 1995 (Marshal Tito's birthday and Relay of Youth in former Yugoslavia) at 20:55 hours, a high-explosive fragmentation shell fired by a 130mm towed artillery piece, detonated in a cafe located in Kapija Square. As a consequence 71 people killed and 240 wounded. All of the victims were civilians and the majority were between the ages of 18–25. Tuzla mayor Selim Bešlagić made a statement to the United Nations Security Council the same day calling the VRS "fascists" and urging "For the sake of The God and humanity use the force finally." On 25 and 26 May, NATO carried out air strikes against VRS ammunition depots in Pale after violations of the Exclusion Zones and shelling of UN Safe Areas. The funerals of the victims took place four days later, at 4 AM, to avoid further shelling. 51 out of the 71 victims were buried together in the park's war cemetery. The municipality of Tuzla has opened a small memorial museum near the Kapija, where to remember the